Lightweight


Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing.

Boxing

Professional boxing

The lightweight division is over 130 pounds and up to 135 pounds weight class in the sport of boxing.
Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Gans, Artur Grigorian, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Marquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Katie Taylor, Edwin Valero, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao, and Ike Williams.

Current world champions

Sanctioning bodyReign beganChampionRecordDefensesBeaten opponents
WBA May 12, 2018 Vasyl Lomachenko14–1 33
WBCOctober 23, 2019 Devin Haney24–0 11
IBFDecember 14, 2019 Teófimo López15–0 00
WBODecember 8, 2018 Vasyl Lomachenko14–1 22

Current ''The Ring'' world rankings

As of ,.
Keys:
RankNameRecord Title
C Vasyl Lomachenko14–1 WBA, WBO
1 Teófimo López15–0 IBF
2 Devin Haney24–0 WBC
3 Richard Commey29–3
4 Luke Campbell20–3
5 Ryan García20–0
6 Robert Easter Jr.22–1–1
7 Javier Fortuna35–2–1
8 Jorge Linares47–5
9 Emmanuel Tagoe31–1
10 Rances Barthelemy27–1

Longest reigning world lightweight champions

Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion does not apply.
NameTitle ReignTitle recognitionSuccessful defensesBeaten opponentsFights
1. Benny Leonard7 years, 7 months, 17 daysWorld66
2. Artur Grigorian7 years, 6 months, 20 daysWBO1717
3. Jack McAuliffe6 years, 7 months, 12 daysWorld76
4. Roberto Durán6 years, 7 months, 5 daysWBA1211
5. Ike Williams6 years, 1 month, 7 daysWorld86
6. Joe Gans6 years, 27 daysWorld1413
7. Joe Brown 5 years, 7 months, 27 daysWorld1110
8. Miguel Vazquez4 years, 29 daysIBF66
9. Sammy Mandell4 years, 14 daysNBA44
10. Paul Spadafora3 years, 10 monthsIBF88

Amateur boxing

Olympic Champions

Lightweight 127.1 lb - 132 lb or 57.77 kg - 60 kg.
Women's divisions also use this weight class, but usually at a lower weight than the men's divisions.
In Glory promotion, a lightweight division is up to 70 kg.

Mixed martial arts

In MMA, the lightweight division is from 146 lb to 155 lb.

Rowing

was a category entered into the Olympic sport, originally due to countries of smaller stature competing with an unfair disadvantage, as rowing favors the taller athlete who has more leverage.
Current Olympic class lightweight events in rowing are a men's lightweight Double Scull, and a women's lightweight Double Scull.